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April, thanks for the ‘women’ blog.
Here is a paragraph from a teacher in Australia about writing and why. I thought it might pertain to what we were talking about a week or so ago re talking versus writing:

The main reason I write is because verbal language fails me in all three languages I speak. My tongue is too quick and susceptible to generalisations. My speaking self lacks nuance, it betrays me. I blurt out stupid things, or say stuff that shows me as someone I don’t think I am. Only once I slow myself down, by pinpointing words revolving in my mind onto the paper or computer screen, do I consider the options before choosing a position. Writing is really a slow form of thinking. I contemplate better through writing; it helps me figure out what I really think about the world. -